LETTER: Congress neglecting its role in war powers

Here we go again — our Nobel Peace Prize president dragging us into another war! They say our Social Security system is going broke. We have no money for schools, bridge repair, national parks, postal service, etc. Yet he is willing to throw away billions illegally interfering in other countries around the world.

Remember Iraq: “We know they have weapons of mass destruction and we know exactly where they are.”

Ten years later, after costing us thousands of lives and 50,000 injured who will be patients of the veteran Administration (which also does not have enough money), will our president tell us exactly what we accomplished?

Congress is allowing the president to do this. They have been negligent in their duties. Only Congress has the right to declare war. In emergencies only, the president, after 60 days, must request approval from Congress. Our representatives in Congress have betrayed us. A large majority of Americans wants us out of the Middle East completely. Who are our representatives representing?